Sony sound bars

[Charlieboy]

Hi all,
I have just bought a Sony 40" tv and want better sound from it. I'm looking into getting a surround sound system 5.1, but also been told to look into the sound bars.

Anyone had any experience with them? Ideally I'd like to keep with Sony too.

Many thanks

 

[Goodj]

They're better than standard flat-screen speakers, but for the money you could get a Sony mini/micro system and get better quality.

Unless you're talking about the surround-sound bars, in which case definately dont bother

 

[robbygraham]

For the money they cost you would be better off spending on a separates system, they look neat as no wires and will give much better depth of sound than the tv speakers, but "virtual" surround sound never works, if you want rear sound buy rear speakers simple as that.

 

[Goodj]

+1 to that

I'm a Sony Fanboy to the end, but I couldn't justify racking up the bill on Sony seperates, so went with the standard-issue Richer Sounds set-up

http://www.richersounds.com/package/system-savers/hifi-separate-systems/pah01233

 

[Junior Bear]

For the tv in my bedroom I bought some creative pc speakers 2.1 system, plugged it into the headphone port of the tv, quality is fantastic for under £40

 

[hobnob48]

I have a sony 32" tv and this I would recomend it all day long!

Sounds amazing and can have multiple inputs too.